week. but there is good news out there, very good news, and it s right there on your screen. those right there are the average number of covid hospitalizations in the u.s. and despite all of those cases i just told you about, hospitalizations have not budged. they re essentially flat over the past week. deaths are up a bit. but that s just over 5%. here s potentially more good news, when omicron was discovered in south africa a month ago, their cases were going straight up. they doubled. then they doubled again. last friday, their average number of cases peaked and they have been dropping ever since. south africa s top scientists told the washington post that he expects other countries will follow the same trajectory and said the u.s. could see a similar drop in cases in the next couple of weeks. of course we ve got a lot to get to here, but first, i want to go through every tool in our tool box because we want to keep people from suffering. we want to keep people from just
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Big women s event of next year, and international one, the biggest one ever. thank you very much for joining us. ceo of all in together, lauren leader. thanks for looking back and looking ahead. and that does it for us this morning. stephanie ruhle picks up the coverage right now. hey there, i m stephanie ruhle live at msnbc headquarters here in new york city. it is thursday, december 23rd and we have a lot to get to in the next two hours, so sit down, and let s get smarter. this morning, millions of americans are deciding whether to make or break their holiday plans as omicron cases are increasing nationwide. now the variant has been detected in every state in the nation, and it is setting new records for cases. here in new york state, they saw nearly 30 new infections yesterday, another record day, and across the country, average cases are up 33% in the last